40 Parables of Jesus Christ
The Parables of Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ told numerous parables as recorded in the New Testament of the Holy Bible. According to the dictionary a parable is a story designed to teach a moral. Ah, but they are so much more. Depending upon the level of understanding a parable can be just a simple story or an elaborate display of God's love for us. As our understanding of God deepens so do new levels of understanding of his parables occur. The following parables are beautiful expressions of God's love for each and every one of us. Many of the parables in the book of Matthew are repeated in slightly different versions and recorded by other disciples
in Mark, Luke or John.
The Gospel of St. Matthew contains the following parables:
Matthew 7: 24-27
Matthew 13: 3-23
Matthew 13: 24-30
Matthew 13: 31-32
Matthew 13: 33
Matthew 13: 44
Matthew 13: 45-46
Matthew 13: 47-50
Matthew 18: 12-14
Matthew 18: 23-35
Matthew 20: 1-16
Matthew 21: 28-32
Matthew 21: 33-44
Matthew 22: 1-14
Matthew 24: 32
Matthew 25: 1-13
Matthew 25: 14-30
The Gospel of St. Mark contains the following parables:
Mark 4: 1-20
Mark 4: 26-29
Mark 4: 30-32
Mark 12: 1-12
Mark 13: 28-29
Mark 13: 34-37
The Gospel of St. Luke contains the following parables:
Luke 7: 41-47
Luke 8: 5-15
Luke 10: 30-37
Luke 11: 5-8
Luke 12: 16-21
Luke 12: 35-40
Luke 13: 6-9
Luke 13:18-19
Luke 13: 20-21
Luke 14: 3-7
Luke 14: 15-24
Luke 15: 8-10
Luke 15: 11-32
Luke 16: 1-9
Luke 16: 19-31
Luke 18: 1-8
Luke 18: 9-14
Luke 19: 11-27
Luke 20: 9-18
The Gospel of St. John contains the following parables:
John 10: 11-18
John 15: 1-5
